Iceland
Selárdalur Valley
A "simple-hearted artist" turned an isolated Icelandic valley into his own art museum.
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Iceland
A "simple-hearted artist" turned an isolated Icelandic valley into his own art museum.
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Outlaws, hot springs, and tragedy have all left their mark on this ancient road in the Icelandic highlands.
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The oldest church in Iceland is one of the few to feature ornate decoration.
Stykkishólmur, Iceland
This collection of unique liquids allows visitors to wander the waters of Iceland's glaciers.
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A modern artist's primitive stone faces and unique rock instrument join Iceland's terrain with its history.
Djúpivogur, Iceland
This natural rock formation features seemingly unnatural vertical ridges that have been blamed on elves.
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The oldest steel ship in Iceland has been beached for years and is now a rusting ruin.
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A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.
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This mountain fissure hides a secret path to a secluded mossy grotto within the rock itself.
Seydisfjordur, Iceland
These concrete domes were installed on an Icelandic bluff to honor a very specific musical tradion.
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A stratovolcano located in the south of Iceland, with a long history of charted activity and a rich mythology attached.
Thingvellir, Iceland
This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.
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This scenic Icelandic lava flow is named for a pair of Berserkers who were murdered, according to a famous Saga.
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Climbing Iceland's highest peak on the rim of the Oræfajökull volcano.
Eskifjörður, Iceland
This elderly couple's hand-picked collection of rare gems is one of the finest in all of Iceland.
Raufarhöfn, Iceland
This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.
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This tumultuous Icelandic lava field looks so alien European researchers want to use it as a stand-in for Mars.
Reykjavik, Iceland
The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.
Steingrímsfjörður, Iceland
A trio of hidden hot tubs takes advantage of Iceland's natural geothermal vents.
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This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.
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This secluded Iceland farm holds the collected works of one rural sculptor's creations.
Höfn, Iceland
This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.
Eskifjorður, Iceland
This remote eatery and museum is preserved as a time capsule of a small Icelandic fishing town.
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Twisted girders are all that remain of an Icelandic bridge that was wiped out by a combination of volcanic heat and glacial floods.